命令

• 拼音: mìng lìng
• 汉字拆解: 命 = 人 (person) + 口 (mouth) + 卩 — to order; 令 = 人 + 一 + 卩 — to command

含义

Order; command; to order. An authoritative instruction that must be obeyed.

Used in military, governmental, and organizational contexts. Can be a noun (an order) or a verb (to command). Implies authority and expectation of compliance. Related terms: 下命令 (to issue an order), 服从命令 (to obey orders).

例句

1. 士兵必须服从长官的命令。
2. 老板命令所有员工周末加班。
3. 这是来自上级的紧急命令。

用法指南

语境: military, workplace, authority

语气: authoritative

正确说法

• 这是命令，不是请求。(This is an order, not a request.)
• 我命令你立刻停止。(I order you to stop immediately.)

错误说法

• 说'我命令你帮我买咖啡'对朋友 (Don't use 命令 for casual requests to friends — use 请 or 能不能; 命令 sounds bossy and rude in informal contexts)

起源与历史

命 (life, fate, to order) + 令 (to command, to cause). Both characters contain notions of authority and instruction.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal